U.S. Army General Hospital,
McKim’s Mansion,
Baltimore, MD., July 20th 1863
J.H. Brinton
Surgeon U.S. Vol.
Curator Medical Museum.
Sir
I have the honor to request that you send me one half barrel spirits for the preservation of morbid specimens.
Very respectfully
Your obt Servant
Lanvington Quick
Surgeon U.S. Vol.
In charge of Hosp
1 comment:
Upon first reading this I thought Mr. Quick was requesting spirits to clear his mind of the morbid work of preservation. I was wrong.
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